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OS7185 Topics on Semiconductor Optoelectronics
Last Revised: 2018-04-11
Course Objectives
As part of this course, students will develop a solid understanding of some important topics on semiconductor optoelectronics based on solid state physics, quantum mechanics, and semiconductor physics.
Bilingual teaching will be provided, if necessary.
Prerequisite
Textbook Lecture notes will be posted on the LMS system: http://lms.ncu.edu.tw/
There is NO required textbook for this course. Some good references are listed below:
1. D. A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices (McGraw-Hill, 2003)
2. J. P. McKelvey, Solid State and Semiconductor Physics (Harper & Row, 1966)
3. S.-L. Chuang, Physics of Optoelectronic Devices (John Wiley & Sons, 1995)
4. A. Yariv, Quantum Electronics (Wiley, 1989)
5. J. Singh, Physics of Semiconductors and Their Heterostructures (McGraw-Hill, 1993).
6. B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley, 2007)
7. P. Bhattacharya, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, 2nd ed. (Prentice-Hall, 1996).
8. M. Shur, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Prentice Hall, 1990).
8. P. Yu and M. Cardona, Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Physics and Materials Properties (Springer, 1996).
11. H. C. Casey, Jr. and M. B. Panish, Heterostructrue Lasers, Part A: Fundamental Principles, Chapter 3, Academic, Orlando, FL, 1978.
13. Some other books that will be mentioned in the lecture notes.
Topical Outline 1. Semiconductor Statistics
Derivation of Fermi-Dirac Distribution, Boundary Conditions, Density of k-States, Density of States Function
2. Semiconductor in Equilibrium
Dopant Atoms and Energy Levels, Degenerate and Nondegenerate Semiconductors, Statistics of Donors and Acceptors, Charge Neutrality, Position of Fermi Energy Level
3. Nonequilibrium Excess Carriers in Semiconductors
Carrier generation and Recombination, Characteristics of Excess Carriers, Ambipolar Transport, Quasi-Fermi Energy Levels, Excess-Carrier Lifetime, Surface Effects
4. Perturbation Theory
Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Time-Independent Perturbation Theory, Harmonic Perturbation and Fermi's Golden Rule
5. Optical Processes in Semiconductors
Optical Transitions Using Fermi’s Golden Rule, Interband Absorption in Bulk Semiconductor, Spontaneous and Stimulated Emissions, Interband Absorption and Gain in Quantum-Well Structure, Intersubband Absorption
Bilingual teaching will be provided, if necessary.
Prerequisite
Textbook Lecture notes will be posted on the LMS system: http://lms.ncu.edu.tw/
There is NO required textbook for this course. Some good references are listed below:
1. D. A. Neamen, Semiconductor Physics and Devices (McGraw-Hill, 2003)
2. J. P. McKelvey, Solid State and Semiconductor Physics (Harper & Row, 1966)
3. S.-L. Chuang, Physics of Optoelectronic Devices (John Wiley & Sons, 1995)
4. A. Yariv, Quantum Electronics (Wiley, 1989)
5. J. Singh, Physics of Semiconductors and Their Heterostructures (McGraw-Hill, 1993).
6. B. E. A. Saleh and M. C. Teich, Fundamentals of Photonics (Wiley, 2007)
7. P. Bhattacharya, Semiconductor Optoelectronic Devices, 2nd ed. (Prentice-Hall, 1996).
8. M. Shur, Physics of Semiconductor Devices (Prentice Hall, 1990).
8. P. Yu and M. Cardona, Fundamentals of Semiconductors, Physics and Materials Properties (Springer, 1996).
11. H. C. Casey, Jr. and M. B. Panish, Heterostructrue Lasers, Part A: Fundamental Principles, Chapter 3, Academic, Orlando, FL, 1978.
13. Some other books that will be mentioned in the lecture notes.
Topical Outline 1. Semiconductor Statistics
Derivation of Fermi-Dirac Distribution, Boundary Conditions, Density of k-States, Density of States Function
2. Semiconductor in Equilibrium
Dopant Atoms and Energy Levels, Degenerate and Nondegenerate Semiconductors, Statistics of Donors and Acceptors, Charge Neutrality, Position of Fermi Energy Level
3. Nonequilibrium Excess Carriers in Semiconductors
Carrier generation and Recombination, Characteristics of Excess Carriers, Ambipolar Transport, Quasi-Fermi Energy Levels, Excess-Carrier Lifetime, Surface Effects
4. Perturbation Theory
Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory, Time-Independent Perturbation Theory, Harmonic Perturbation and Fermi's Golden Rule
5. Optical Processes in Semiconductors
Optical Transitions Using Fermi’s Golden Rule, Interband Absorption in Bulk Semiconductor, Spontaneous and Stimulated Emissions, Interband Absorption and Gain in Quantum-Well Structure, Intersubband Absorption
